Sarutobi Shinnosuke, the eldest son of the Third Hokage and the elder brother of Sarutobi Asuma, has always lived in the mouths of others in the original work. He and his wife are both elite jonin of the Anbu and the right-hand man of the Third Hokage.
Hoshita Shuichi doesn't know whether Sarutobi Shinnosuke has the strength of an elite jonin now, but to be able to serve as a squad leader in the Anbu, he must be a jonin level.
This was not the first time that Hoshita Shuichi had seen Sarutobi Shinnosuke, but he had never seen him take action and see how powerful he was.
So he was very curious. Compared with Sarutobi Asuma who later focused on Wind Release and Fire Release, this elite jonin who would be highly regarded in the future had now learned so much of the true teachings of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen.
You know, before various Gundams appeared, the third generation could be called the strongest Hokage in history.
As it turns out, Sarutobi Hiruzen was indeed.
After all, the first generation's best skill was Wood Release, while the second generation's best skill was Water Release.
The others scattered and fell on the trees. Sarutobi Shinnosuke took off his mask to hide his face.
Hoshita Shuichi stepped back a distance and stood still.
On the branch, Chihiro, who was holding onto the tree trunk, saw that the two were ready and shouted, "Begin!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke raised his hand and a shuriken flew out, and then he quickly formed a seal.
Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!
One shuriken instantly turned into dozens or hundreds, densely packed.
The most important thing is that these shurikens are covered with Wind Release chakra, so that the high-speed flying ones are like rays of bright white light falling like rain.
This move alone is not something that ordinary ninjas can resist.
Nara Satoshi, who was watching the game, couldn't help but wonder, "Isn't the captain exaggerating?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was shocked to see that Hoshita Shuichi did not dodge but rushed forward instead.
Hoshita Shuichi drew his sword, which was the standard sword of the Anbu, and the Sword was also covered with wind jutsu.
Ding ding dong dongHoshita Shuichi danced and blocked all the dense shurikens and knocked them away.
"So fast!"
Yamanaka Shin suddenly exclaimed.
At this moment, Sarutobi Shinnosuke completed another ninjutsu, and a dragon head emerged from the ground, and earth dragon bombs sprayed out from its mouth.
At the same time, Sarutobi Shinnosuke opened his mouth and spit out fire, which ignited the Earth Dragon Bomb.
The combination of Fire Release + Earth Release ninjutsu is used with incredible smoothness.
Hoshita Shuichi, who was rushing forward, immediately stopped, thrust the Sword in front of himself, and then clasped his hands together with a "snap".
Fire Release - Great Fireball Technique!
Wind Release - Fierce Wind Palm!
Hoshita Hide opened his mouth and spit out a fiery storm, tearing the Fire and Earth Dragon Bomb into pieces, and the rolling fiery storm also swept towards Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
"This guy…"
Akimichi Shigeiwa opened his mouth wide under his mask, wondering if he was dazzled and didn't notice the seal at all.
Water Release - Water Array Wall!
Sarutobi Shinnosuke opened his mouth and spit out water, which surged and then increased dramatically.
Boom!
The water flow and the fire storm collided, and at the same time, a roar broke out and billowing water vapor rose up and spread in all directions.
It not only obscured the vision of Hoshita Shuichi and Shinnosuke Sarutobi, but also that of Chihiro and the other three. They could only see the afterimages of two high-speed confrontations in the rolling water vapor, and hear the sound of intensive collisions of metal in their ears.
Suddenly, the four saw the water vapor being torn apart, Sarutobi Shinnosuke flew out backwards, and then turned into smoke with a bang.
Shadow clone!
Hoshita Shuichi turned around and saw that Sarutobi Shinnosuke had already completed the seal.
It's water release again, and the water is surging.
Immediately afterwards, electric light flashed on Sarutobi Shinnosuke's body, and the electric current spread rapidly along with the surging water around him.
A combination of water release + lightning release!
Master all five types of ninjutsu: wind escape, fire Release, water release, lightning release, and earth release!
Hoshita Shuichi was a little surprised, but he was prepared.
Looking at the water rushing in front and the lightning sweeping around from both sides, the mud under Hoshita Shuichi's feet exploded. As his figure rose from the ground, the long sword in his hand was quickly dyed blue. When the long sword was raised, the blue light surged and an illusory giant sword appeared.
"It's at least an A-rank sword technique, and it's an amazing fire Release technique."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke looked at the giant sword that fell from the sky as if it could split the entire world in half. He couldn't help but admire it in his heart, but he dodged at an extremely fast speed.
Boom!
A gully was split open between the water surface and the earth, and the water surged to both sides like a tidal wave.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke dodged from the side and immediately crossed his hands in front of him to block the waves, while his body slid backwards on the water.
At this moment, accompanied by the sound of the air exploding, Hoshita Shuichi in the sky took a step and ran wildly, and gorgeous fire lotuses bloomed under his feet.
At this moment, Chihiro and the other three who looked up at this scene were all stunned.
Gurgle!
Akimichi Shigeiwa swallowed his saliva, sweat on his forehead: "This level of instant body movement technique... is really amazing!"
He felt that what Sarutobi Shinnosuke said before was a bit euphemistic.
It's not that he can't test the newcomers' abilities, but that they will never be his opponents.
Nara Satoshi was amazed: "This is definitely an S-level secret!"
"What a terrifying genius!"
Yamanaka Shinichi nodded in agreement.
On the battlefield, Hoshita Shuichi drew a streak of fire in the air and rushed to Sarutobi Shinnosuke at an extremely fast speed, leaving him no chance to form a seal.
Without unlocking the Yin Seal, Hoshita Shuichi, who does not have much chakra, does not like this kind of ninjutsu-based combat mode.
He likes to fight fast!
After two slashes, Sarutobi Shinnosuke was kicked away again, and then exploded with a bang.
Another Shadow Clone!
"Flame's strength is truly amazing. He has already fully attained the ability of a Jonin."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke's voice rang out.
Hoshita Shuichi turned around and saw his figure slowly emerging from the ground.Putting away the Sword, Hoshita Shuichi subconsciously said modestly: "I am still far behind my predecessor."
"Flame, you are too modest."
Chihiro said with a smile as the four of them jumped down from the tree.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke then asked, "Hen, you don't know perception ninjutsu?"
"I understand a little bit!"
Hoshita Shuichi said truthfully: "I am practicing the perception ninjutsu of the Second Hokage."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke immediately understood that Hoshita Shuichi was hiding a lot of strength, but he didn't care. He smiled and said, "The Second Hokage's perception ninjutsu is very amazing. In this case, the perception of the team will be left to you and Kokoro from now on."
Hoshita Shuichi nodded: "Understood!"
"Next, let me explain the situation of this mission."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke's tone became more serious, and Hoshita Shuichi and the other four immediately gathered around and stepped forward.
"We noticed that there was a Force specifically targeting our Konoha. In addition to gathering intelligence, we also lost several Chunin teams and the mission was disrupted."
"It is currently suspected that they are the remnants of the Sora Ninja Village that was destroyed in the last Ninja World War. Of course, they are also being instructed by others."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke introduced the mission in detail: "We have already captured the base of a group of suspected remnants of the Sky Ninja. The first goal of the mission is to capture their leader."
"If we can't capture the leader alive, then we must at least capture one of the members."
Hoshita Shuichi and the other five immediately said in unison: "Understood!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke immediately ordered: "Let's go!"
Afterimages rose from the ground, and the six people used the technique of instant body movement to disappear from their original places.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke is in front, Ino-Shika-cho is in the middle, and at the back are Hoshita Shuichi and Chihiro on the left and right.
The team headed east, rested for about half an hour, and then set off again.
At around 2 pm, the team stopped in front of a mountain range.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke took out a map and said, "According to the intelligence, the base is in this mountain. There is no specific location, but it is roughly within this range."
Hoshita Shuichi and others looked at the map. There was a red circle on it, right at the core of the mountain.
"Next, be ready to fight at any time."
Sarutobi Shinnosuke said: "Flame, Kokoro, the responsibility of finding the enemy lies with you."
"Let's set out in battle formation. Kokoro and I will be in the front, Flame and Kokoro will be in the middle, and Force and Deer will be the rear guard!"
After collecting the map, the team entered the mountain.
Not long after entering the mountain, the team stopped. Hoshita Shuichi squatted down, pointed at the ground with his right finger, and spread his perception forward in a semicircle to search.
In this way, Hoshita Shuichi and Yamanaka Shinichi used perception ninjutsu to search at certain distances.
This can be said to be very cautious.
But the team's progress was not slow, and they were getting closer to the target step by step.
"The traces left here are already very obvious. Be careful, this is already within the patrol area of the enemy."
Checking the traces found, Sarutobi Shinnosuke gave a solemn reminder.
Hoshita Shuichi estimated the distance and found that it should be no more than 5 kilometers from the location marked on the map, so he said, "Captain, let me try!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke glanced at Hoshita Shuichi and nodded.
Hoshita Shuichi immediately pointed at the ground and performed the technique of listening.
His perception quickly spread forward and soon he gained something: "Four people are coming towards us. They are not moving very fast. It should be a normal patrol."
"There is another team heading towards the target..."
"1, 2, 3... In addition to the two teams of eight people, there are still 12 people in the base."
After saying this, Hoshita Shuichi stopped.
Yamanaka Shinichi couldn't help but secretly exclaimed: "What an amazing perception ninjutsu."
The perception range and speed far surpass his.
However, Hoshita Shuichi silently ate a pill that he had made secretly.
"Capture this patrol!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke gave the order, and the team dispersed.
The forest was silent, but there was a little bird hopping and chirping among the trees.
As a patrol team of ninjas arrived, the little bird immediately fluttered up and flew away, quickly disappearing into the mountains and forests.
Yamanaka Shinichi, who was hiding in a tree, also ended his technique.
In this way, the enemy ninja team walked into the encirclement of Hoshita Shuichi and others without any notice.
Hoshita Shuichi looked at Chihiro, and saw her forming seals with her hands very quickly.
It's an illusion!
An A-level difficulty Nirvana Abode technique!
Plop!
Two enemy ninjas fell to the ground and fell asleep, but the other two staggered for a moment before waking up: "It's an illusion!"
The two of them immediately formed seals, but as soon as they broke the illusion, they found that their bodies could not move at all.
"This technique... Damn it!"
The middle-aged man who was the team leader looked down and saw the shadow connected to himself, and he immediately understood.
The next moment, Hoshita Shuichi and Shinnosuke Sarutobi appeared behind the two of them and knocked them out with a Sword.
The coordination was as smooth as flowing water, and in the blink of an eye they captured a team of four alive, without causing any noise.
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